195 result(s) for wage support in Current Affairs
Jobbik Likely Behind New Wave Of “Public Service Message” Billboards
- 10 Aug 2017 9:12 AM
- current affairs
A new wave of billboards has begun to appear on advertising space across Hungary in support of an initiative to equalize wages across the European Union. The media company that owns the ad space will only say the campaign was initiated by a “private person,” but the content of the ads aligns closely with a political initiative sponsored by radical-right party Jobbik.
Signature Drive Starts For Referendum On Wage Ceiling Of State-Owned Company Managers
- 26 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Activists of the opposition Együtt party on Tuesday started collecting signatures in support for a referendum to set a maximum wage for managers of state-owned companies.
Over 5,000 Public Sector Employees Go On Strike In Hungary
- 17 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Over 5,000 people working in the public sector held a 2-hour strike on Monday morning demanding higher wages, Erzsébet Boros, head of trade union MKKSZ told a press conference.
Gov Office Chief: EU Infringement ‘Could Decide Country’s Fate’
- 14 Jul 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
European Union infringement procedures against Hungary, such as those concerning migration policy and land sales, could “determine [the country’s] fate over the next few decades”, János Lázár, the government office chief, told the last of his weekly press conferences before the summer break. At the same time, Hungary has “some two dozen” such disputes with the European Commission, he said, a ...
Video: Budapest Pride 'Gay March' Held Without Incidents
- 13 Jul 2017 2:40 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Pride march marking the end of Hungary’s week-long festival of the gay (LGBTQ) community was held on Saturday afternoon, with participants gathering near Parliament and later moving across central Budapest without any significant incidents reported.
Balog: Large Orphanges To Be Phased Out By 2020
- 22 Jun 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Large orphanages will be phased out by 2020 and replaced by smaller institutions with the help of 5.8 billion forints (EUR 19m) of European Union support, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog announced on Wednesday.
Orbán: Hungary’s Civil Org Law ‘Polite And Delicate’ Compared To US Regulations
- 20 Jun 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Concerning criticism by the United States of Hungary’s recentlyapproved law on transparency of civil organisations receiving foreign funding, the prime minister said that the United States’ taking up a position on the matter was an “interesting venture” in the light of that country’s “brutally stringent” rules on organisations receiving support from abroad. He insisted that the new Hungarian ...
Opposition Criticise Orbán For Neglecting Education, Health Care
- 13 Jun 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for his failure to address the crucial issues of the nation in his parliamentary speech. The Socialists called for a fairer Hungary, a country which belongs to the “first circle” of the European Union rather than to the peripheries.
Orbán: Border Fence Will Stand As Long As I Am PM
- 13 Jun 2017 8:36 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has promised that the border fence along Hungary’s southern border would stand as long as he is the prime minister. Addressing parliament, Orbán said that as long as Fidesz and the Christian Democrats governed Hungary, the government will not yield to Brussels’ “blackmails” and will refuse to accept mandatory migrant quotas.
Jobbik Likely Behind New Wave Of “Public Service Message” Billboards
- 10 Aug 2017 9:12 AM
- current affairs
A new wave of billboards has begun to appear on advertising space across Hungary in support of an initiative to equalize wages across the European Union. The media company that owns the ad space will only say the campaign was initiated by a “private person,” but the content of the ads aligns closely with a political initiative sponsored by radical-right party Jobbik.
Signature Drive Starts For Referendum On Wage Ceiling Of State-Owned Company Managers
- 26 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Activists of the opposition Együtt party on Tuesday started collecting signatures in support for a referendum to set a maximum wage for managers of state-owned companies.
Over 5,000 Public Sector Employees Go On Strike In Hungary
- 17 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Over 5,000 people working in the public sector held a 2-hour strike on Monday morning demanding higher wages, Erzsébet Boros, head of trade union MKKSZ told a press conference.
Gov Office Chief: EU Infringement ‘Could Decide Country’s Fate’
- 14 Jul 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
European Union infringement procedures against Hungary, such as those concerning migration policy and land sales, could “determine [the country’s] fate over the next few decades”, János Lázár, the government office chief, told the last of his weekly press conferences before the summer break. At the same time, Hungary has “some two dozen” such disputes with the European Commission, he said, a ...
Video: Budapest Pride 'Gay March' Held Without Incidents
- 13 Jul 2017 2:40 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Pride march marking the end of Hungary’s week-long festival of the gay (LGBTQ) community was held on Saturday afternoon, with participants gathering near Parliament and later moving across central Budapest without any significant incidents reported.
Balog: Large Orphanges To Be Phased Out By 2020
- 22 Jun 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Large orphanages will be phased out by 2020 and replaced by smaller institutions with the help of 5.8 billion forints (EUR 19m) of European Union support, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog announced on Wednesday.
Orbán: Hungary’s Civil Org Law ‘Polite And Delicate’ Compared To US Regulations
- 20 Jun 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Concerning criticism by the United States of Hungary’s recentlyapproved law on transparency of civil organisations receiving foreign funding, the prime minister said that the United States’ taking up a position on the matter was an “interesting venture” in the light of that country’s “brutally stringent” rules on organisations receiving support from abroad. He insisted that the new Hungarian ...
Opposition Criticise Orbán For Neglecting Education, Health Care
- 13 Jun 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for his failure to address the crucial issues of the nation in his parliamentary speech. The Socialists called for a fairer Hungary, a country which belongs to the “first circle” of the European Union rather than to the peripheries.
Orbán: Border Fence Will Stand As Long As I Am PM
- 13 Jun 2017 8:36 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has promised that the border fence along Hungary’s southern border would stand as long as he is the prime minister. Addressing parliament, Orbán said that as long as Fidesz and the Christian Democrats governed Hungary, the government will not yield to Brussels’ “blackmails” and will refuse to accept mandatory migrant quotas.